Metal working lathe

[rileytoolworks]

Escudo, just seen this on the Bay. Item number 190353594474. No bids so far and it looks in pretty good nick. When I had a metalwork lathe, I wanted to upgrade to this, but I'm a 'family man' now, so can't indulge my little fantasies...

 

[jimi43]

That's an ML7 clone isn't it Riley? If it is that is a great price indeed!!

I checked out the SIEG Axminster jobbies at Axminster this morning and I was quite impressed that they are quite solid construction but to get a screwfeed one you won't get much change out of £450 with accessories (required like steel etc..) and I think there are better bargains on fleaBay.

I am still on the look out for an older UNIMAT....I think they are really great machines.

Jim

 

[newt]

Here is another expensive option from Wabeco;

http://www.emcomachinetools.co.uk/P...0ELathe/tabid/202/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

Looks nice doesn't it?

Still mulling over whether to bid for that Unimat on the bay.

T

Escudo, the unimat is ok but you will often wish you had something bigger. I have a Hobymat which is good but I could not resist getting a Myford super 7, it is just a superb machine. However I think as Bob says not cheap.

 

[dickm]

Not much use to you southerners, but there are two Ml7's and a "Myford-type" lathe for sale from different advertisers in our local Free ad paper this week. £380-480.

 

[Escudo]

Thanks for that tip Riley. The lathe looks like a good buy, but seems as though it will require a fair bit of fettling, making good.

I think your right Newt, the little Unimat is just a bit too small.

I am going to keep an eye out on the bay. There is no immediate hurry, as I also need to finally decide about that new workshop.
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[Dibs-h]

Thanks for that tip Riley. The lathe looks like a good buy, but seems as though it will require a fair bit of fettling, making good.

I think your right Newt, the little Unimat is just a bit too small.

I am going to keep an eye out on the bay. There is no immediate hurry, as I also need to finally decide about that new workshop.
:?

Escudo

I'm also thinking of a small metal working lathe - a Myford series 7 would be nice, but out of my budget. I've seen the following sort on the Bay alot,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Myford-3- ... 19b81ccb2a

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Myford-lathe_W0QQ ... 45ef95272d

and inclined to entertain one - nearer to the time.

 

[dchallender]

Just found this - a bargain for someone really
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/lathe_W0QQite...Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM?hash=item2a0300e238

 

[Boz62]

For the price of an ML7 you can get a decent small Boxford. Lovely lathes, I was taught on one all those years ago. But there is the eternal problem that they are industrial/school lathes so you need to really be careful of wear. And they are also the next size up from an ML7, with a large built-in cabinet for the motor underneath. So you need space and a heavy duty floor. With the ML7 you can build it onto a sturdy worktop in a corner and have storage space under, and the spares and fittings are very easy to get, if pricey.

Dibs - those two vintage ebay Myfords are a prewar ML1 or 2 and a wartime M-type (the Drummond design). They are perfectly adequate for small fittings and knobs, and in their day were used for some excellent model engineering. But they are showing their age these days and spares are a nightmare. I'm lucky in that my ML2 has been in the family for 50-odd years with only light use, and has the right bits to make it usable, you just need to find one like it

Boz [still dreaming of an ML7 ]

 

[9fingers]

A regular scan of this site can throw up some bargains

http://www.homeworkshop.org.uk/latest.html

There are some traders ads there but they have to declare their business. The rest are usually genuine private ads for machines the seller has owned for some time.

You can also post wanted ads there.

Bob

 

[Dibs-h]

For the price of an ML7 you can get a decent small Boxford. Lovely lathes, I was taught on one all those years ago. But there is the eternal problem that they are industrial/school lathes so you need to really be careful of wear. And they are also the next size up from an ML7, with a large built-in cabinet for the motor underneath. So you need space and a heavy duty floor. With the ML7 you can build it onto a sturdy worktop in a corner and have storage space under, and the spares and fittings are very easy to get, if pricey.

Dibs - those two vintage ebay Myfords are a prewar ML1 or 2 and a wartime M-type (the Drummond design). They are perfectly adequate for small fittings and knobs, and in their day were used for some excellent model engineering. But they are showing their age these days and spares are a nightmare. I'm lucky in that my ML2 has been in the family for 50-odd years with only light use, and has the right bits to make it usable, you just need to find one like it

Boz [still dreaming of an ML7 ]

Cheers Boz - will bear that in mind when I get round to it - will seek advice nearer the time. Will probably have to stop watching them on the Bay - if a cheap'ish one turned up - I wouldn't have anywhere to put it!

Cheers

Dibs